Embers of Confidence: How I Trained Three Female Smokejumpers - Hardcoverby Fritz Nugent (Author) Are you ready to learn what it takes to become a smokejumper? Smokejumpers are elite wildland firefighters who parachute into the remote backcountry of the United States and Canada to stop forest fires from spreading. Meet Heidi, Sierra, and Cam, three determined female wildland firefighters on an extraordinary quest to become smokejumpers. Experienced strength coach and first time author, Fritz Nugent, tells the story of how